MARKETS & APPLICATIONS

Elliott Turbomachinery for Refineries

Elliott in Refining

Elliott in the Refinery

C3 To LPG Facility

Fractionation Tower

C2 To LPG Facility

Plant Power

nC4

Acid
Caustic Wash

Flash Drum

Water Wash

Controller

Separator

Gas Booster Compression String

Alkylation Plant

CO2
Removal

Swing Reactor

Reformer
Heater

Methanator

Steam

Knockout Drum

Hydrogen Plant

Gasoline

Hydrogen Booster
Compression String

Fractionation Tower

Refrigeration
Compression String

Gas Plant

Fractionation Tower

to LPG Facility

Fractionation Tower

Absorber

Fractionation Tower

iC4

Turbine Generator Package

Iso-Butane

n Butane
Alkylate

Gasoline

Hydrogen Recycle
Compression String

Heater
PH

Reactor
Hydrocracker
Feed

Separator
Reformate

Reformer Hot Recycle Compression

Naptha

(ATM)

Continuous Catalytic Reformer

to Gas Plant

Feed Gas Compression String

Third Stage
Separator
Stabilizer

Reactor

Treating and
Blending

Wet Gas Compression String

Regenerator

to Waste Heat or
Carbon Monoxide
Boiler

Hydro-Treater

Separator
Fractionator

Heavy
Crude Oil

H2 Separator

Light Gas Oils to

Treating & Blending
or Hydrotreater

Reactor

Crude
Distillation
Tower

Diesels,
Jet Fuel and
Fuel Oils

Fluid Cat Cracker

Kerosene

Air

(Vacuum)

Raw Gasoline

Lubes and
Waxes

Light Gas Oil

Heavy Gas Oil

Recycle Gas Compression String

Air Compression and Power Recovery String

Heavy Gas Oils
Fuel Oil

Hydro-Cracker

Inert Gas
Compression String

to Gas Plant

Mixing Tank

Chiller

Coker
Furnace

FCC Heavy
Gas Oil

Fuel Oil

Reactor

Nitrogen Stripper

Refrigeration
System

Plant
Fuel

Separator

Nitrogen Stripper

Steam

Light Gas
Oils

Extractor

Coke Drum

Fractionation Tower

Coker

Separator

Lube Plant

Refrigeration Compression
String

Fractionator

Fresh Feed

Reactor

Coke Gas
Compression String

Coke Drum

Furnace

Low and High Sulfur Feed

Recycle Compression String

Oil Products
Gas
Gas Liquids
Intermediate Oil Products
Refrigeration

Blow Gas
Compression

Dewax Oil
Filtration

Solvent Recovery

H2 Feed Gas

Soft Wax
Hard Wax

Feed Gas Compression String

Refined Oil Products

*Note: Conceptual design. Drawing not to scale.

Compression Solutions for Refinery Applications

Elliott has been a leading supplier of compressors
and steam turbines for refinery applications since
the early 1950s. Elliotts new EDGE compressor
designs and large installed base more than 700
EDGE compressors in refinery services in over 50
countries - have earned Elliott a reputation as a
leader in the industry. Many of these compressors
are driven by Elliott steam turbines. Elliotts
experience with compressors and steam turbine
drivers extends to many refinery applications
including hydrotreating and hydrocracking, fluidic
catalytic cracking (FCC), reforming, coking, and
alkylation.
Changing markets and stricter regulations demand
increasingly cleaner fuels and lower plant emissions.
Conversely, the worlds supply of light, sweet crude
oil is declining. Refiners must meet the challenge of
competing in an ever changing industry, adapting
their processes to maximize product yield from lower
quality, heavier and sour crude, while at the same
time, meeting new environmental requirements.
As the refining industry has grown and evolved,
Elliott has grown along with it, developing and
advancing rotating equipment for refinery processes
from distillation through production. Elliott equipment
is used by refiners around the world to produce:
Transportation fuels
Commercial fuels
Lubricants
Chemical feed stocks
Specialty products (such as coke and asphalt)

Hydroprocessing
Hydroprocessing encompasses a variety of thermal
conversion processes in which hydrogen is used,
along with a catalyst, to convert petroleum fractions
and products to meet the refiners objectives. These
conversion processes include hydrodesulfurization
(hydrotreating) and hydrocracking. In both
processes, hydrogen compressors purify the
product stream by removing contaminants such as
sulfur, nitrogen, and aromatic hydrocarbons. The
end products typically include gasoline, jet fuel,
diesel fuel and kerosene. Because of the severe
processing conditions and the high pressures
required to convert petroleum fractions and
products, these compressors are nearly always
vertically split designs. Elliott pioneered highpressure casing technology and offers a full line
of compressors specifically designed for highpressure, high-temperature applications.
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 Fluid Catalytic Cracking Power Recovery

Energy represents the single largest operating
expense within a refinery and in some cases, can
account for nearly 50% of the total operating cost.
Many refiners benefit from energy cost savings
through the use of Elliott TH power recovery
expanders. These units utilize the energy in hightemperature, low-pressure gas streams to drive
generators and/or centrifugal or axial compressors
in FCC/RFCC service. Recovered power can exceed
60,000 hp (45 MW), adding millions of dollars per
year to the bottom line.
With more than a half century of experience in
supplying turbo expanders for power recovery, Elliott
offers the latest designs for efficient, reliable energy
recovery technology. Development for this innovative
and rugged product line began during the 1950s,
with the first successful continuously operating Elliott
power recovery expander installed in 1963. We have
maintained a technology leadership in this field ever
since.
High efficiency axial compressors offer substantial
power savings and can be incorporated into power
recovery trains. The high-flow capacity of axial
compressors makes them suitable for larger, more
efficient processes and they can be used to supply
air to the regenerator and other plant needs. Elliott
axial compressors share many of the major design
features and manufacturing techniques of our
centrifugal compressor product line.

Catalytic Reforming
The objective of catalytic reforming is to convert low
octane naptha into a high octane reformate and/or
to provide aromatics (benzene, toluene, and xylene)
for petrochemical plants. Reforming also produces
high purity hydrogen for hydrotreating purposes.
Applications include net gas and hydrogen recycle
services. Hydrogen recycle compressors usually
require an alternate nitrogen operating case
for catalyst regeneration and must be carefully
evaluated for safe operating range and for
temperature limits. Elliott offers high-speed and high
polytropic head designs to meet the challenging
conditions associated with these applications.

Delayed Coking
Delayed coking is a thermal cracking process that
upgrades and converts petroleum bottoms into
liquid and gas product streams and petroleum coke.
Coker applications are challenging due to the wide
range of operating conditions required and the
fouling properties of the compressed gases. Elliott
provides wet gas compressors for coker service
and proprietary anti-fouling coatings to minimize
foulant build-up on the aerodynamic surfaces of the
compressor.
Foulant build-up can increase rotor vibration,
constrict process gas passageways, decrease
efficiency and reduce output. Elliotts Pos-E-Coat
523 is a proprietary anti-foulant coating that provides
excellent foulant release properties, corrosion
resistance, and the ability to withstand the harsh
liquid/chemical injections that are typically used
for cleaning compressors in refinery service. Field
experience has demonstrated that Pos-E-Coat 523
helps to maintain rotor dynamics and compressor
efficiency under severe fouling conditions significantly
longer than other industry coatings.

Alkylation
Since the 1960s, Elliott has provided compressors
for alkylation applications in refineries. In the
alkylation process, olefin yield, commonly from a
fluid catalytic cracker (FCC), is used as a feedstock
and reacted with isobutane in the presence of an
acid catalyst. A centrifugal compressor is needed
to recirculate the isobutane. The resulting alkylate
is available for market as high octane fuel, or is
blended with lower grade gasoline to raise the
octane level. Elliott centrifugal compressors enable
reliable delivery of this high-value product at a very
low operating expense.

Increased Production through Design

Optimization
Powerful design and modeling tools enable
Elliott engineers to develop the highly efficient
compressor and steam turbine designs required
for refinery services. Computational fluid dynamic
(CFD) analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), and
solids modeling provide full 3-dimensional analyses
of the aerodynamic flow path and the structural
mechanics of compressor designs. We employ
rotor dynamic analysis, compressor selection, and
dynamic simulation programs to optimize multistage
compressor applications. Compressor configurations
we design with these tools include those with
side-streams, double flow, back-to-back, and intercooling. Typical steam turbine configurations include
multiple controlled and uncontrolled extractions,
inductions and double flow exhaust.

The Elliott Compressor Selection Program

Elliotts proprietary compressor selection program is used in performance simulations for all customer
applications. The program incorporates data from single-stage design verification tests and actual factory
performance tests. This is a powerful tool that accurately models and predicts stage performance for any
compressor design.
In refinery applications, wet gas and delayed coker processes have high molecular weights and high pressure
ratios between the discharge and inlet pressures of the compressor. Multiple impeller stages are required, and
consequently, iso-cooling is typically required to reduce the process temperature. It is common to have two
process sections in a compressor casing for these applications.

World-Class Manufacturing and Testing Capabilities

Elliotts commitment to serve the growing refinery
market is underscored by continued investments in
our manufacturing facilities and testing capabilities.
Elliotts manufacturing centers in Jeannette,
Pennsylvania, USA and in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan
are fully equipped with the latest machine tools and
test equipment. A recent expansion in Jeannettes
assembly and test facility added four new test
stands for the mid-size compressors typically
specified for refinery services.
All Elliott compressors and turbines are assembled
and thoroughly tested before shipment. The
testing facilities in Jeannette and Sodegaura can
accommodate multiple equipment test strings
simultaneously. Both Jeannette and Sodegaura have
state-of-the-art at-speed rotor balancing facilities
equipped to handle rotors up to 284 inches (7,213
mm) in length and 96 inches (2,438 mm) in diameter,
with a maximum weight of 27,000 lbs (12,246 kg)
and speeds up to 30,000 rpm.

Elliotts testing capabilities include:

Testing to American Petroleum Institute (API)
requirements for:

- API 612 (steam turbines)

- API 614 (lube, control and seal oil systems)

- API 617 (axial and centrifugal compressors)

Compressor gas cooling facility over 100,000 HP
(75 MW)
Testing to ASME Power Test Code (PTC-10)
requirements for compressors
Customer specific testing requirements for
process applications
Full Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) motor drive
capabilities
Variable frequency start-up motor configurations
103M3 compressor casing (lower half) on the masterhead

Global Services
Elliott offers comprehensive service and support
for all types of turbomachinery regardless of the
original manufacturer. Our experienced engineers,
metallurgists, technicians, welders and mechanics
have the expertise and experience to keep
equipment performance high and maintenance costs
low.
Elliotts global service network is ISO 9001:2008
certified and provides installation, maintenance,
repair, overhauls, parts, rerates, modifications and
training, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Supported
by our service centers throughout the world, Elliotts
field service teams are recognized for their hands-on
experience with comprehensive overhauls; project
management; resource planning; subcontractor
control; installation and commissioning and on-site
repair. Elliott Technical Services provides practical,
timely and cost-effective solutions for complex
turbomachinery problems. Rerates and modifications
by Elliott Engineered Solutions enhance operating
efficiency and extend the life of rotating equipment
from any manufacturer.
Elliott is fully compliant with all relevant industry
standards including API, ANSI, APO, CRN, CSA,
and CE/PED. We are accredited by the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), holding
both the U and the R Boiler and Pressure Vessel
(BPV) certifications, and we adhere to the principals
of the American Society of Nondestructive Testing
(ASNT) and are SNT-TC 1A complaint.

Elliott Group is a global leader in the

design, manufacture and service of
technically advanced centrifugal compressors, steam turbines, power recover expanders and axial compressors
used in the petrochemical, refining, oil
& gas and process industries, as well as
in power applications. Elliott Group is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Ebara Corporation, a major industrial conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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